Hog-ring



Patented lan. 3, |899.

A. DEERWESTER.

HUG RING.

Application led Sept. l1, 1897.)

(No Model.)

Nrrn

ALVA DEERVESTER, OF CULVER, MISSOURI.

HUG-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,146, dated January 3, 1899.

Application led September 11, 1897. Serial No.'651,351. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALvA DEnRwEsTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Culver, in the county of Bates and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog-Rings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings made a part of this application, relates to certain new and useful improvements involved in the construction of what is termed a nose-ring,77 designed to be placed upon the nose of a hog to prevent the same from burrowing or tearing up the soil in pastures where such action is undesirable.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my invention applied to use. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view of my improved ring removed and on a slightlyenlarged scale.

Briefly stated, my invention may be said to consist of a pair of separable rings held togetherby an intermediate looped link-section the meeting ends of which are preferably provided with beveled faces, thus insuring a sharpened point to facilitate the entrance thereof into the nose of the animal.

Referring in detail to my improved nosering, l is the connecting-link or body-section, preferably formed of two wires twisted upon themselves, forming substantially a wire rope or link. After the wires are thus twisted together the desired distance the free ends 2 and 3 are shaped substantially as shown, thus providing a ring-like terminal for each end of the body-section l.

I prefer that the extreme points 4 and 5 shall be beveled or provided with a chisel-like edge, which when brought together form a closed ring in the nose of the animal.

It will of course be understood that any preferred material may be employed to form the rings and that a reasonable departure may be made from the specific line of construction just set forth without departing from my invention,

The section or frame l is provided with a series of loops 6 intermediate the rings and preferably located at equal distance apart, the purpose of which is to insure a greater surface of contact and consequent irritation of the nose of the animal during the act of turning up the soil. Thesaid series of rings or loops 6 are preferably formed integrally with one of the wires forming the section l, thus insuring a relia'ble and cheap construction for the several parts and also that said loops will be reliably anchored and held in position.

It is thought that my invention as illustrated will be found amply sufficient to meet all the requirements of a nose-ring.

It is thought that the use of my invention will be readily apparent from the foregoing description considered in connection with the drawings, though it might be stated that in applying my improved nose-ring to use the points 4L and 5 are first separated asufiicient distance to receive a small section of the nose of the animal, when bythe use of any suitable variety of pliers said points may be forced toward and into contact with each other, thus causing the ring to be firmly attached in the upper portion of the nose. If properly secured ,the frame or connecting-section l will lie immediately above the nasal extremity and slightly out of contact therewith in position for contacting with the earth, thus insuring that any attempt to use said organ for burrowing will be discouraged, owing to the resulting irritation caused by the embedded rings.

Having thus fully described the construction, advantages, and use of my improved nose-ring, further reference will be dispensed with.

lVhat I'claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Il.. The herein-described nose-ringconsisting of the central link-section formed of two wires twisted together, one of said wires being so bent at intervals that a series of loops 6 will be provided; integrally-formed openring sections constituting terminals of said twisted wires, the extreme ends of the parts forming said ring-sections being sharply beveled and designed to partly overlap each other, substantially as speeiiied and for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-desorbed nose-ring; consist- 5 ing of the open-ring end sections; alink-seeg tion uniting said open-ring sections formed of two wires, oneof said Wires being provided With a series of loops located intermediate said ring-sections and twisted into union with the other Wire at points intermediate said 1o loops, all arranged in a manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signaturein presence of two Witnesses.

ALVA DEERVESTERt V'Vitnesses:

C. A. DENTRE, B. F. JETER. 

